I have been writing professionally for more than 15 years.
Today I write about a variety of topics including social impact, systems change, ethics, leadership, collaboration, communications, creativity, and culture.
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I’ve written for 20+ publications, including The Design Justice Network and the Field Guide to Climate Design.
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This 37-page research-backed digital book is about how visuals, and graphic facilitation specifically, can engage individuals and improve group trust and productivity. With more than 30 references, it includes both theoretical and practical information on the importance and many benefits of using visual tools to support collaborative communications and processes.
It my belief that whether we wish to change our organization, family, culture, or world, we must first be willing to change ourselves. While healthy eating and exercise habits are essential to supporting this change, when we choose to consider the best use for our minds as well is when we really see some dramatic shifts in our lives.
Read MoreBeing a "change agent" requires all of ourselves. No matter how we are seeking to transform our world, we must be committed in heart, mind, and body in order to dedicate our lives to this vision. This sort of commitment can take its toll.
Read MoreMartin Luther King, Jr. was the kind of leader we might get once in a century, the kind that knows how to use the tools of communication and marketing to fulfill a noble purpose. We all know that King was an educated preacher, an incredible writer, a moving speaker, a husband, a father, and a friend. What's worth considering more is that he was also a masterful marketer and his success was attributable to his ability to do what all successful marketers must.
Read MoreThink your real problem is lack of resources, of time, money, or skills? It may be even bigger than that. The biggest problems are usually the most invisible (and therefore the hardest to solve too). And when you do start to see the forest through the trees, they can seem insurmountable. But for those of us interested in impact, these problems are also the ones worth taking all the risks to solve.
Read MoreWelcome back to my series of fun visuals to know and use. This week I've got a few really fun ones and they have to do with one of my personal favorite things to show and tell about: systems!
Read MoreYay! It's Show and Tell Tuesday again and I am delighted to share more fun visuals for you to know and use. This week's visuals are for showing people. People are so important, especially if your work is mission-driven.
Read MoreWelcome back to my Show and Tell Tuesday series of fun visuals to know and use! This week's visuals are for making decisions. Since we are often using our imaginations to determine best choices, I think visuals can be a very powerful way to both access information and recognize opportunities.
Read MoreThis graphic represents all the aspects of communication and the value they bring to an organization and its audience.
Read MoreThis graphic represents the role communication plays in social change movements.
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